Health

The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, sauces, syrups as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on ...

Operations at Larnaca general hospital may be improving, but the facility still has room to better its organisation as well as the quality of service to patients, MPs heard on ...

Cancer prevention, treatment and care must be prioritised during Cyprus’ 2026 EU Council presidency, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras and MEPs Michalis Hadjipantela and Giorgos Georgiou have urged the health minister. The ...

Cyprus’ first patients ombudsman Marios Charalambides will begin his duties on Monday, it was announced on Tuesday after he met Health Minister Michael Damianos. “We will set up an entire ...

The new A&E departments at state hospitals demonstrate the government’s commitment to upgrading public healthcare, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. He added that the introduction ...

The House health committee aims to send the bill for palliative care centres to the House plenary before the end of November, the committee’s chairman said on Thursday. Disy ...

An agreement was reached on Wednesday between state doctors and the state health services (Okypy) regarding the former’s incentives, over and above their salaries, relative to the hospitals’ profits ...

Marios Charalambides was appointed on Wednesday by the cabinet as the first patients’ ombudsman. In statements after the meeting, Health Minister Michalis Damianos spoke of a historic day for the ...

Allegations of on-call specialists at state hospitals being paid for not being at work are not what they seem, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday. ...

Professor Kypros Nicolaides, internationally recognised as an expert in foetal medicine and parental surgery, was elected an external member in the medical sciences department of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences ...

Dedicating just a few minutes of your time can contribute to saving a life, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday, outlining this year’s awareness campaign ahead of World ...

Specialist on-call doctors at the Larnaca general hospital are being paid without turning up to work, according to a report released by the audit office on Tuesday. The report stated ...

The Miracle Babies association on Monday called for the urgent intervention by the auditor-general and deputy minister to the President over the expansion and upgrade of the neonatal intensive care ...

American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for work shedding light on how the immune ...

A spike in liver cancer cases was recorded in Cyprus in the last year, the Association of Liver Patients Promitheas said on Monday, urging people to take regular medical checks. “...

No lives are at risk as a result of the delays caused by the decision to cancel a contract for the construction of a building which will house a new ...

The Miracle Babies association has sharply criticised delays in expanding and renovating the neonatal intensive care unit at Makarios Hospital, condemning the “unacceptable attitude and actions” of the state health ...

When we think about sports like football, hockey, or rugby, the first images that come to mind are often thrilling touchdowns, big hits, or the roar of the crowd.  But ...

Healthcare expenses across America face their steepest increases in half a decade, with insurance premiums climbing toward unprecedented levels. Amid widespread consumer frustration over claim denials and restricted access, Liberty ...

The mental health of children and youth remains an “absolute priority” for the health ministry, Health Minister Damianos said during the inauguration of the new building of the Cyprus ADHD ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday that people with thalassaemia account for 34 per cent of all blood transfusions in Cyprus. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the launch ...

Breast screening centres have been renovated and equipped with new digital mammography machines, the Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday.  The upgraded units feature the latest technology, including tomosynthesis (...

The Belgian beer industry, Mexico’s tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.’s health agency to introduce tougher rules ...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. At this time, ...